Example sentences of "said that [pers pn] [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police said that they had n't realized that they had to keep it . |
| 2 | They looked me over , said that they did n't know what it was and sent me home . |
| 3 | Terry and Tom said that they did n't want any food and when they asked Brian , he refused to answer . |
| 4 | He then said that they did n't want an understanding with the United States , because they know that this was impossible ( sic ) . |
| 5 | Well we were disappointed in the Good Report because er they did say it was one of the major issues , and yet they said that they did n't think any sweep in changes are needed which rather erm contradicted the earlier part of our report , we would have thought there were erm changes needed . |
| 6 | Agnes said that she had n't seen the program . |
| 7 | I told her + she said that she had n't realised it was so bad . |
| 8 | I mentioned to her about renting , she said that she had n't , you know , took that idea out the window but she said the only thing is your at the beck and call of the landlord . |
| 9 | Well last time we saw her , she said that she had n't been I think she went in her bedroom now , or in the toilet . . |
| 10 | Australian sprinter Raeleen Boyle once said that she did n't think she 'd ‘ ever felt totally comfortable with my lifestyle since I gave up running . ’ |
| 11 | Josie said that she did n't usually get in until around six , but that there were a few extra jobs that she wanted to finish off ; Lucy had the feeling , but did n't say so , that the main point of the exercise was probably to get her out of the way before the slender red-haired woman arrived home . |
| 12 | She said that she did n't want any diversions because she was about to start something big , something that really fired her up . |
| 13 | My mum wrote back and said that she did n't have that kind of money . |
| 14 | Slightly bewildered , I said that I had n't . |
| 15 | I said that I did n't care for it . |
| 16 | I just said that I did n't know . ’ |
| 17 | I had never heard the word and unwisely said that I did n't know what it meant . |
| 18 | ‘ Publicly I said that I did n't think it was possible , but that was mainly to take some pressure off me . |
| 19 | I said that I did n't like that idea to start off with |
| 20 | He said that he had n't , and he was put on hold again — and again the phone went dead . |
| 21 | He said that he had n't been treated ‘ badly ’ , but had , like Jenco and Jacobsen , been chained by one or both ankles for most of the time . |
| 22 | The captain said that he had n't . |
| 23 | all things in mind that are possible on er , on er , on er computer , and he said that he had n't much time to think about it and said well look , maybe over Easter |
| 24 | He followed me , almost in tears himself , and said that he did n't give a damn for his bloody socks . |
| 25 | Charles 's schoolfriend said that he did n't know before compounding his folly by spelling the surname incorrectly in the visitors ' book . |
| 26 | With as much robustness as he could spare , he said that he did n't think the director had meant to be flippant . |
| 27 | He said that he did n't mind who was present , that he had something to communicate which might slightly affect the convenience of everyone in residence here , and therefore could be stated in everyone 's presence . |
| 28 | He said he wanted to be a doctor , and his papa , Sir Hanley , agreed in the end to him becoming one — not a thing for a gentleman to be , he said , but Dr Neil insisted , even when Sir Hanley said that he did n't want an apothecary for a son . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He said that he did n't want to be a fashionable doctor . |
| 30 | Well erm David said that he did n't think the strike would have gone on or they would n't have the heart to go on without the women ? |